• Articles of Association, including Memorandum of Understanding
• Scheme of Delegation

Our financial year runs from 1 September to 31 August. Our annual report and accounts for the last three financial years are published for your information.

• Annual Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31.08.25
• Annual Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31.08.24
• Annual Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31.08.23
• Annual Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31.08.22

• Deed of Variation
• Master Funding Agreement
• Supplemental Funding Agreement 2022-2023 – Callerton Academy
• Supplemental Funding Agreement 2020 – Great Park Academy
• Supplemental Funding Agreement 2020 – Jesmond Park Academy
• Supplemental Funding Agreement 2020 – Junior High Academy
• Supplemental Funding Agreement 2020 – Gosforth Academy
• Supplemental Funding Agreement 2020 – North Gosforth Academy

Gender Pay reporting legislation requires employers with 250 or more employees to report on and publish specific information about the pay of their male and female employees. This information is set out below for the last three reporting periods.

• Gender Pay Report 2025-2026
• Gender Pay Report 2024-2025
• Gender Pay Report 2023-2024

In accordance with the Academy Trust Handbook, the Trust must publish the number of employees whose benefits exceeded £100,000, in £10,000 bandings, for the previous financial year.

Benefits for this purpose include salary, employer’s pension contributions, other taxable benefits and termination payments.

For the period 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025, the number of employees whose benefits exceeded £100k was as follows:

• £100,001 to £110,000: 5
• £110,001 to £120,000: 1
• £120,001 to £130,000: 1
• £130,001 to £140,000: 0
• £140,001 to £150,000: 0
• £150,001 to £160,000: 0
• £160,001 to £170,000: 1

In accordance with reporting requirements, the Trust must publish its payment practice reports which set out our payment policies, practices and performance over six-month periods.

Reporting period: 1 September 2025 to 28 February 2026

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 17 days

Invoices paid:

• within 30 days: 88%
• in 31 to 60 days: 12%
• in 61 days or more: 0%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 12%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

1 day

Longest standard payment period

30 days

Standard payment terms

30 days from the invoice date, unless alternative terms are agreed

Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?

No

Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?

N/A

Maximum contractual payment period agreed

30 days

Retention clauses

How do you use retention clauses within your construction contracts?

All our construction contracts include retention clauses

Do you only use retention clauses in construction contracts above a specific contract sum?

No

Do you use a standard percentage rate in retention clauses?

Yes - 3%

Are the retention clauses you apply no more onerous than those applied to you on the same project?

Yes. No more onerous terms applied.

Releasing money under a retention clause

Describe the process for releasing money you have deducted or retained under a retention clause

Released once defect period has ended

Is money withheld under a retention clause released in stages?

No

Retention values

How much did you retain from suppliers in the reporting period (stated as a percentage of the money retained from you by your clients)?

0%

How much did you retain from suppliers in the reporting period (stated as a percentage of the total construction payments you made)?

0%

Dispute resolution process

Your dispute resolution process

Any disputes relating to payments should be directed to the Finance Team via finance@gosforthgroup.org.uk

Other payment information

Do you offer e-invoicing?

No

Do you offer supply chain finance?

No

Do you have a policy of deducting sums from payments under qualifying contracts as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?

No

In this reporting period, have you deducted any sum from payments under qualifying contracts as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?

No

Are you a member of a code of conduct or standards on payment practices?

No

Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees by Zarqa Akhtar, 24 March 2026

Until January 2026, public sector employers with more than 49 full-time equivalent employees were required to publish information every year about their usage and spend on trade union facility time. The Trust’s information for the last reporting year is set out below.

Reporting period: 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

Employees in our organisation: 50 to 1,500 

Trade union representatives and full-time equivalents (FTE):

• Trade union representatives: 8
• FTE trade union representatives: 7.6

Percentage of working hours spent on facility time:

• 0% of working hours: 1 representative
• 1 to 50% of working hours: 7 representatives
• 51 to 99% of working hours: 0 representatives
• 100% of working hours: 0 representatives

Total pay bill and facility time costs:

• Total pay bill: £35,612,472.46
• Total cost of facility time: £26,692
• Percentage of pay spent on facility time: 0.07%

Paid trade union activities:

• Hours spent on paid facility time: 129.5
• Hours spent on paid trade union activities: 19.5
• Percentage of total paid facility time hours spent on paid TU activities: 15.06%

In line with statutory requirements, Gosforth Group has agreed the following Equality Objectives for the period 2023-2027:

1. To ensure that all Trustees, Academy Advisory group members and staff are aware of current legislation surrounding equality and diversity, and understand their individual and collective responsibilities
2. To promote cultural understanding and tolerance of different religious beliefs and ethnic groups.
3. To promote mental health awareness and develop appropriate support strategies.
4. Commit to closing gaps in attainment and achievement, especially for:
   a. Students eligible for Pupil Premium
   b. Students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
   c. Looked after children
   d. Students from minority ethnic groups.
5. Commit to improving accessibility in all school sites for students, staff, and visitors with disabilities, including access to specialist teaching areas.
6. Closely monitor and record incidents involving the use of homophobic, sexist, and/or racist language by students.
7. To regularly review and refine the taught curriculum so that it supports our drive to support equality and diversity.